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Posted at 12:52pm on Jan. 22, 2008 In which we thank Mother Jones Magazine for services rendered.

No, really, guys. It's a *cooperative* effort, getting the GOP candidate elected.

By Moe Lane

[Whoops! Sorry: H/T Protein Wisdom]

What does it take for Mother Jones to get a favorable mention on RedState, anyway?

Why, writing something useful, of course.

Did the Clintons Try to Whack a Cat?
By Stephanie Mencimer

Hillary Clinton has what pollsters call high negatives, which essentially means that lots of people really don’t like her and never will. But her supporters have long argued that she is a formidable candidate despite these negatives because those numbers aren't likely to go any higher. As the theory goes, Americans are already well acquainted with the Clintons' dirty laundry—Whitewater, Monica, etc.—and as a result, any more mud slung at Hillary isn’t likely to stick. Unlike the less-seasoned presidential contenders, she's been through the mill, and is still standing. But if last night’s Washington premier of Hillary: The Movie is any indication, this particular case for Clinton the candidate is wishful thinking.

Created by the conservative political group Citizens United, the anti-Hillary movie makes the Democratic primary season look like a polite college-debate tournament. It hurls all the down-and-dirty opposition research her opponents have thus far declined to touch. Moreover, it doesn’t simply recycle the old anti-Hillary stuff; it raises a new slew of charges to spin the New York senator as a cross between Machiavelli and Lady Macbeth. The movie offers a preview of what the general election could look like should Clinton become the Democratic nominee. Despite far too much ranting by Ann Coulter and a few silly moments, the movie hits hard at Clinton’s weak spots and lands some solid punches that can’t be dismissed just because they come from the right-wing’s usual suspects.

Do you know, I hadn't even heard of either Citizens United or Hillary: The Movie before the magazine brought up either? Go figure.

Read on.

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Posted at 9:57am on Jan. 20, 2008 Hoping to *win*, betting against the *House*? [Updated and bumped.]

Tsk, tsk. Who did you people think you were, Republicans?

By Moe Lane

[UPDATE]: And, right on schedule, comes a noted independent Democrat to lecture Obama supporters about trying to salvage their guy's campaign. Amazing how these pieces of unsolicited and disinterested advice always seem to rebound in the Establishment's candidates' favor, isn't it?

:wandering on, singing:

Well, early one evening
Just as the pubs were opening
A stranger came wandering down
A dark and windy street
He saw a door ajar
Entered the public bar
Said 'Landlord, I would like a drink
And something nice to eat...'

What? Oh, hi. How are things, o progressive movement?

Not well, huh?

Yup, not well.

By the way: have you worked out yet that, as of this moment, John Edwards' campaign is a luxury for you guys? 'Tis true, 'tis true: every day that he stays in the race increases the probability of Hillary Clinton getting the Democratic nomination by a small, but measurable, amount.

Devil of a problem to have, nu?

:wandering off, singing:

'I fancy some crusty bread
The roast beef of old England;
Fresh butter, from the churn
And a pickled onion, too:
And, if you think you could,
Draw some bitter from the wood;
I'd be quite content to sup a quiet pint, or two...'

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